Catholic Throwback Thursday: Dom Hélder Câmara: Remembering the other “bishop of the slums”

  “Without justice and love, peace will always be the great illusion.”--Dom Hélder Câmara (1909-1999) It's Thursday!!Time to continue the Catholic twist to Throwback Thursdays.Today we are rolling back the clocks to 1964:Fifty years ago, on March 12, 1964, Hélder Pessoa Câmara was installed as Archbishop of Olinda and Recife, Brazil. Known simply
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Cardinal, panelists: Pope’s celebrity should turn eyes to Jesus

The Francis Factor was hosted by the Archdiocese of Baltimore, part of its 225th anniversary celebration.
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Pope to fathers: Teach your children well, always be by their side

On the feast of St. Joseph, Pope Francis urged all dads to stick by their children's side, teaching them, guiding them and loving them.
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Our Lady of Perpetual Help School teacher highlights homelessness in community

Tom Rolando decided to show his fourth and fifth grade students what it means to be homeless.
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Favorite phrases from The Francis Factor

Going to The Francis Factor on Tuesday evening was exhilarating.Just when I think maybe there’s not much left to learn about Pope Francis, I realize I’ve never known anyone who accidentally ate his breakfast or even considered whether he has a favorite painting. This is it:The Calling of Saint Matthew by
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The Non-Revolution

Are you ready for a crazy statistic? Pope Francis, who just completed his first year as pope, had a favorability rating of 79 percent midway through his reign. Surprisingly, Pope Benedict XVl about halfway through his reign in April 2008 had a favorability rating of 83 percent. It’s shocking that
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‘The Francis Factor’: Panelists, audience members discuss pope’s first year

See tweets and photos from "The Francis Factor," an event held to mark the one-year anniversary of the election of the pope.
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Get a pocket Bible, read it during your commute, pope recommends

If you get a seat on a crowded bus, you should use your travel time to read a few lines from the Bible, Pope Francis told members of a suburban parish.
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St. Patrick Parade beats the snow

The proverbial luck of the Irish prevailed at Baltimore’s St. Patrick Parade.
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Mount St. Mary’s basketball chaplain knows the game

Mount St. Mary's basketball chaplain helps the Mountaineers maintain an even spiritual keel.
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Music Monday: A Salute to St. Patrick’s Day with “Be Thou My Vision” and “When Irish Eyes are Smiling”

The Irish High Holyday is finally here and I am multiplying the celebration with both the Wearing of the Green as well as my Irish birthday. As you can see, I was named for the saint of the day.For this week's Music Monday, I am sharing two great Irish tunes."Be
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